Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple, a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

NBC’s Saturday Night Live did a sketch about the U.S. healthcare program ("Obamacare") featuring someone impersonating Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Speaking about the healthcare website, “Sebelius” said the most frequently asked question to the website was, “Who the government?”

The “Who the government?” phrase—similar to “What the hell?” and “What the fuck?”—immediately became popular on Twitter.